cigarette English · revision 10336

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1832|origins=fr cigarette|origins=es cigarro}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/, /sɪɡəˈɹɛt/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|cigarette]] (by 1824), a diminutive of cigare, cigar,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from Spanish [[m|es|cigarro]] (see [[cigar]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A small roll of finely cut tobacco in paper: 1832 in Merriam-Webster,^(MWU 2024) 1835 in American English in Barnhart and Etymonline,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) 1842 in the OED.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The wrapper could be tobacco, corn husk or, typically, rice paper.^(Etymonline) The Spanish forms cigarito and cigarita were also popular in English in the mid-19th century.^(Etymonline) A similar roll of medicinal leaves is from 1876.^(OED 1989) ''Cigarette lighter'' and ''cigarette heart'', heart disease caused by smoking, are both attested from 1884.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1832 – first known use.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1835 – American English.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1876 – a medicated roll.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1884 – cigarette lighter.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A short roll of finely cut [[tobacco]] wrapped in thin paper for smoking.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A similar roll of another substance, such as a herbal mixture or marijuana.^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[anticigarette]]

+ * [[cigarette beetle]]

+ * [[cigarette girl]]

+ * [[cigarette holder]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[cigar]]

+ * [[cigarillo]]

+ * [[fag]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}